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T H U R S DAY, A P R I L 2 8 , 2 01 6

State budget boosts ed funding $78M The new budget will cap tuition hikes, increase funds for merit-based raises, cover pensions

begins July 1, is largely similar to Gov. Larry Hogan’s original January draft and passed the General Assembly in April. In addition to higher education

By Darcy Costello and expand the pool for merit-based spending increases of $78 million, @dctello salary increases for faculty and staff the budget provides for a surplus of Senior staff writer by 2.5 percent, while continuing to more than $400 million and a rainy support capital projects at the Uni- day fund — a fund saved in case anyMaryland’s $42.3 billion budget for versity of Maryland, according to thing important comes up along the way — of more than $1 billion. next fiscal year will limit public uni- capital budget funds.

University President Wallace Loh The fiscal year 2017 budget, which versity tuition increases to 2 percent

praised the increase in merit-based salaries. Faculty and staff have been working hard, he said, and it’s a welcome change following “several years” without any increases at all.

The budget also pleased administrators, as it includes full coverage of mandatory increased health and pension costs, he said. In previous

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SGA PRESIDENT PATRICK RONK speaks at the SGA’s annual omnibus meeting, its last of the year, which was held yesterday. tom hausman/the diamondback

SGA holds omnibus session

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DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY Statewide vote totals as of midnight april 28

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By Lexie Schapitl and Sam Reilly @lexieschapitl, @manthahontas Staff writers The SGA voted last night to override the first veto of outgoing SGA President Patrick Ronk’s two-year term.

T he vote was 15-5, with no abstentions.

Ronk vetoed a bill Monday that the Student Government Association passed last week that would provide $490 in funding for an Asian American Student Union comedy show with Hari Kondabolu, a Brooklyn-based comic who The College Park City Council, which recently voted 5-4 on a motion to distribute $80,000 in the city’s Educational Improvement Fund, holds a meeting on April 5, 2016. tom hausman/thediamondback The motion, proposed by District 3 Councilwoman Stephanie Stullich, said of the $80,000, $20,000 would return to the council’s pool of general funds.

The council will then spend the maximum amount needed for scholarships for residents who apply to this university’s summer camps, and

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Frontrunners Donald Trump (R) and Hillary Clinton (D) won Maryland’s primary election Tuesday, as Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D) defeated Rep. Donna Edwards (D) for Sen. Barbara Mikulski’s soon-to-be vacant Senate seat.

Five Northeastern states — Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and this state — held their primaries Tuesday. Trump swept the contests and Clinton won all but Rhode Island, as the candidates added to their respective delegate leads over competitors Sen. Ted Cruz (R), former Gov. John Kasich (R) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (D), who See primary, Page 3

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Note: Howard and Baltimore counties had not reported full results as of midnight Thursday. Howard County had reported 90.7 percent of votes, and Baltimore County had reported 98.7 percent of votes.

City Council decides on funding for local schools

District 3 Councilman Robert Day has seen the effect the College Park City Council has had on local students through education funding.

“To see the look on [students’] faces ... that is a feeling you can’t take away, no matter what,” said Day, a College Park Academy board member who has a wife on the Education Advisory Committee and two sons who are either in or through the Prince George’s County school system.

After weeks of discussion, the council voted 5-4 during a special session on April 19 — with Mayor Patrick Wojahn as the tiebreaker — to pass a motion for how the $80,000 in the city’s Educational Improvement Fund that was initially set aside for education in the fi scal 2016 budget would be spent.

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The SGA voted to reorganize its executive branch, amend its student group recognition process and establish committees on technology and sexual misconduct prevention in its annual omnibus meeting Wednesday.

There was a 21-0 vote to approve the package of amendments after the Student Government Association debated the individual provisions.

At the end of each school year, the SGA looks internally at its bylaws and general structure to determine how the organization can function better, outgoing SGA President Patrick Ronk said Tuesday.

This year’s changes are aimed to increase efficiency and improve internal communication within the SGA, he added.

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the rest of that $60,000 would go to the city’s public schools — possibly as grants to boost students’ literacy levels.

“I think it’s the right thing to do,” Day said. “I think it’s the right way to support the children of College Park, See COUNCIL, Page 6

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has performed on the Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live and Comedy Central. The AASU violated SGA and University of Maryland policies by entering into a contract before securing funding for the event, Ronk said.

After the vote, Ronk said the override was “ridiculous … I can’t believe the legislature would reward a group that lied.”

Before requesting money from the SGA, the AASU applied for a cosponsorship with Student Entertainment Events to cover a $9,500 fee to bring the comedian to this university’s campus. But the group came to Student Entertainment Events with a signed contract for the event, and university policy prohibits the use of See VETO, Page 2

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THE DIAMONDBACK | NEWS | THURSDAY, APRIl 28, 2016

Student to press charges against UMPD

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After colliding with a Police Auxiliary vehicle, she will seek compensation

listed next to each category, Hoaas said.

The perpetrator(s) are unknown, and the inforUn iversity Pol ice re- mation written on the board sponded to reports of a has been erased, Hoaas missing person, an assault said. Because there are no and a hate bias incident, cameras in the area, police among other incidents this are dependent on student past week, according to reports as they continue to investigate the incident. police reports.

By Michael Brice-Saddler @TheArtist_MBS Staff writer

ASSAULT University Police responded to Stamp Student Union on April 20 at 2:23 p.m., where a female student said another woman assaulted her inside of the building earlier that day, police spokeswoman Sgt. Rosanne Hoaas said.

The victim suffered minor injuries, and an officer was able to locate the suspect, who has been identified as 22-year-old Simisola Dolapo Olamide of Silver Spring, Hoaas said. Olamide was arrested and charged with second-degree assault and harming a student on the grounds of a higher education institution. Although police could not confirm Olamide’s affiliation with the university, she is listed under the student directory.

TITLE-IX (NON-CRIMINAL) Un iversity Pol ice responded to an apartment on the 4300 block of Rowalt Drive for a report of a loud bang, as well as yelling and screaming coming from a woman inside the apartment, Hoaas said. Police discovered a male student and woman, who is not affiliated with the university, having a verbal argument, but no physical fighting took place, Hoaas said. The couple was given information from the Office of Civil Rights and Sexual Misconduct, and the case is closed.

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On April 23 at 6:52 p.m., University Police received a call from a male student, who was concerned because he had On April 22 at 11:38 a.m., not been able to get in touch a University Police officer with his sister, who is also responded to Easton Hall, a student at this university. where an employee at this Officers were able contact his university reported that he sister and determined that found a dry-erase board in she was out with a friend in the lobby area, Hoaas said. Washington, D.C. The two The board contained a list of were reunited, Hoaas said, words and categories, some and the case is closed. of which were derogatory in nature, with names of people mbricesaddlerdbk@gmail.com

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fault, police spokeswoman Sgt. lision, she said she has “pretty Rosanne Hoaas said. Review of bad” bruising on her ribs and is area video cameras shows that having difficulty moving. corroborated by student wit- Liller coasted through the inBy Michael Brice-Saddler “I’ll be asking them to pay for nesses who were in the area tersection without stopping my hospital expenses, lost wages @TheArtist_MBS completely at the stop sign, at work and bicycle damage, at during the accident.

Staff writer “When I realized they hadn’t causing her to run into the least,” Liller wrote, noting she is The female university student seen me, I tried to stop and turn Police Auxiliary vehicle. going to have to miss time from “My understanding, and work until she is healthy enough involved in Monday night’s away but it was too late,” Liller what’s on the video, is that the to use her bicycle again. collision with a University wrote in the email.

The driver of the police bicyclist goes through the interPolice Auxiliary vehicle near “Compensation is done Commons 7 said she is planning auxiliary vehicle “clipped my section not coming to a complete through insurance and such, on pressing charges against the front wheel and then somehow stop, and runs into our vehicle if the person is seeking comI was tu rned a rou nd a nd that’s already in the intersec- pensation, they will have to police department.

Salina Liller, a junior environ- pinned between the truck and tion,” Hoaas said. “It kinda go through the insurance mental science and policy major, my handlebars for a moment comes down to, when you’re in company,” Hoaas said. was working a shift for Jimmy … then I was on the ground the roadway, you have to obey all The collision occurred at traffic control devices.”

John’s at the time of the incident, under my bike, she said.” about 8:46 p.m. Monday night, UMPD will not be contacting Hoaas said. Liller was responsive This account is different from and wrote in an email that she the student, Hoaas said. was hit because of a miscom- that of police officials. when she was transported to a Though Liller did not suffer local hospital soon after.

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The vehicle ran into her, she their investigation of this inci- any broken bones or internal said, a statement that has been dent, and found Liller to be at bleeding as a result of the col- mbricesaddlerdbk@gmail.com

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guidance on negotiating and signing the contract.”

“As per an email saying that From PAGE 1 AASU would be responsible university funding, state funding for the contract negotiations, or student group SGA funding on we went ahead and signed it,” contracts that have already been Nguyen said. “It was not our intention to lie or anything, it signed, Ronk said.

“It creates a huge problem was just a misunderstanding logistically … you have to have and miscommunication, espethe university sign that con- cially via email. It’s really hard to tract,” Ronk said, noting that a interpret those things.”

This university and Stamp previously signed contract can pressure the university or SGA Student Union helped the group to commit student funds to get out of the contract and agreed something they would not oth- to sign a new contract with the erwise. “Any group that comes performer and provide the to the SGA with a signed contract money needed, Ronk said.

Ronk said this move made him already, we don’t fund it. … It’s uncomfortable, as the univernot legal, essentially.”

Senior government and sity was essentially using student politics major Justin Lee, the money to “bail out” a student AASU’s outgoing vice presi- group that had made a mistake. dent of finance, said the group While the SGA bill passed last entered into a contract with the week does not put money toward performer on March 22, and the AASU contract with Kondlater learned they were not sup- abolu, providing funding for the posed to sign. Outgoing AASU event violates SGA guidelines to President YLan Nguyen, a senior treat student groups fairly and psychology major, also said the equitably, Ronk said.

The SGA voted 17-1 last week to AASU “misinterpreted SEE’s

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provide $490 to the AASU to pay for audio and visual equipment and a police officer for the show.

When Ronk approached the AASU with his concerns, the group told him that SEE had instructed the group to sign the contract, Ronk said. He added that SEE told the AASU to negotiate the terms of the contract but that SEE would draft up these terms.

“It’s one thing to support an event like this — and I don’t think we should — [but] it’s another thing for a student group to lie to the SGA about it,” Ronk said.

Behavioral and social sciences college representative Mark Russell said he has worked closely with the AASU and thinks the group has gone “above and beyond” to obtain SGA funding, regardless of confusion about their contract with SEE. Russell called the bill a “standard co-sponsorship.”

“I think it’s clear that the student group has done its job for SGA,” the junior government and politics major said. “And that’s really what matters.”

Ellicott community representative Mihir Khetarpal, a sophomore economics and government and politics major, noted that the SGA has recently been promoting openness, and that this provided an opportunity to be more open in its process of funding student groups.

While the AASU’s request was for a relatively small amount of money, Aiden Galloway, a senior government and politics major and the SGA’s speaker of the legislature, also said she was concerned about setting a precedent of bailing out student groups.

“We’re basically saying that if you make a mistake, which this is … then everybody else that makes this same mistake of signing a contract and then lying about it knows that we’re just going to come to the rescue,” Galloway said.

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BUDGET From PAGE 1

students and research,” Olen said.

The St. John building is expected to be completed by the end of this calendar year, as the majority of the exterior construction is complete and the current focus is on finishing the interior, Olen said. Cole Field House and Clark Hall are scheduled for completion in May 2017 and June 2017, respectively.

The state’s public university tuition increase cap comes a year after the University System of Maryland Board of Regents voted to increase tuition systemwide by up to 5 percent and create a differential tuition pr ici n g system , wh ich allows for certain majors — business, computer science and engineering — to cost more than others. Loh also implemented a midyear tuition increase of 2 percent in the winter of the 2014-15 academic year.

Prior to the hikes last year, tuition had increased 3 percent each year since 2011 under the four-year tuition freeze set by former Gov. Martin O’Malley.

The 2 percent limit in this year’s budget is “a step in the right direction,” Loh said, adding that the state is doing all it c a n to m i n i m i ze t he burden of rising tuition on students enrolled in public universities.

“They realize that the future of the state very much depends upon having an educated citizenry that will go out and work a nd contribute to the state economy,” he said. “For that, I’m very grateful. I think the state is really very progressive in their attitudes toward public education.”

years, the entire cost increase was not funded by the state, leaving the university to cover the difference.

Carlo Colella, this university’s vice president for administration and fi nance, suggested that the budget, wh ich he ca l led good for this campus, symbolizes the state’s recognition of the university as an economic benefit to Marylanders.

“It indicates that the state of Maryland strongly supports higher education, including here at the fl agship,” Colella said. “It helps us to be good stewards of state dollars as we maintain quality and affordability for the residents of the state.”

Additionally, this university received the exact amount of funding requested for its capital projects, said Bill Olen, the interim executive director of planning and construction and director of capital projects for facilities management.

The projects have been largely made possible by generous private donations that the state also helps to support.

Thanks to capital budget funds, construction on the Brend a n I ribe Center for Computer Science and Innovation will start in June, with a groundbreaking ceremony set for April 30, Olen said. It will also allow the university to continue construction work on the Edward St. John Teaching and Learning Center, A. James Clark Hall and Cole Field House’s indoor practice facility.

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PRIMARY From PAGE 1 won Rhode Island.

This state hosted a heated race between Edwards and Van Hollen for Mikulski’s seat. The two representatives, both from Washington suburbs, polled closely for months ahead of Tuesday’s primary, in a race featuring interest groups and elected official endorsements, amid questions about the importance of identity politics for the Democratic Party.

In the general election, Van Hollen will go on to face the Republican candidate for Senate, state Del. Kathy Szeliga, who won the nomination on Tuesday. Maryland has not elected a Republican senator since 1980.

Former Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown (D) and state Sen. Jamie Raskin (D) were able to pick up the Democratic nominations for the U.S. House seats left vacant by Edwards and Van Hollen, in Districts 4 and 8, respectively. All other House seats will most likely be won by their incumbents, who each picked up his party nomination.

Though polls in this state were originally scheduled to close at 8 p.m., a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge ruled that four polling places in Baltimore that opened late should remain open until 9 p.m. The Maryland Board of Elections delayed the release of results until all precincts were closed.

At this university, voters remained at the polls until almost 8:30 p.m. in Stamp Student Union, where 1,042 registered Democrats and 209 registered Republicans cast ballots, according to the precinct judge.

Clinton’s victory was not a surprise to university government and politics professor David Karol, as Clinton has had

past successes in states with closed primaries. This state also has a large democratic, African-American constituency — a demographic that has turned out in large numbers for Clinton nationwide, he said.

“In closed primaries, activists can’t swing votes [like in caucuses] and independents can’t vote, so that’s the best format for Clinton,” he said.

“Put those two factors together: closed primary and large African-American vote — it’s perfect for her.”

A Sanders aide told The Ne w York T imes t h at t he former senator and his advisers planned to “reassess” his candidacy after the five contests Tuesday, but maintained he would stay in the race until this summer’s Democratic National Convention.

“It’s going to be difficult for Sen. Sanders to remain credible in the race,” said Irwin Morris, a government and politics professor at this university. “The chances of having a contested convention on the Democratic side are much lower.”

The Republican National Convention, however, could h ave much more sway i n deciding its candidate, said Mike Hanmer, research director of this university’s Center for American Politics and Citizenship.

“Under normal circumstances, it would be a wrap based on what [Trump’s] been able to accomplish by now, but there’s such strong interest, even from Republicans, that they’re still working on eliminating his chances,” Hanmer said. “Things that can get divvied up with three people running. … There’s still going to be a long way to go.”

On the Senate side, Karol pointed to the 2006 primary election for an open Senate seat as a similar dynamic to this year’s Edwards-Van Hollen faceoff. In the 2006 contest, then-Rep. Ben Cardin (District 3) defeated then-Rep.

Kweisi Mfume (District 7) for the Senate seat Sen. Paul Sarbanes vacated.

“That primary was also competitive and also featured a white male candidate — the choice of the establishment — against an African-American member of Congress,” Karol said. “The demographics of the state haven’t changed, and so similar racial polarization in the primary is going to emerge, probably.”

Regardless of the primary’s outcome, though, Karol said he believes the Democratic candidate, now identified as Van Hollen, will go on to defeat the Republican challenger and become the next senator. Despite a 2014 election that saw the state elect Gov. Larry Hogan (R), there’s no sign that there’s a strong enough Republican contender, he said, leaving the candidate in an “uphill battle” in a state where registered Democrats outnumber registered Republicans 2-to-1.

“Given the partisan distribution i n Ma ryla nd, it makes more sense that the real competition is during the primary,” Morris said.

In the weeks leading up to the primary, Van Hollen was the only major candidate to visit campus, despite appearances ahead of the 2008 primary from thenSen. Barack Obama at the then-Comcast Center and Republican hopeful, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, at Stamp.

Though Clinton visited the campus to endorse democratic gubernatorial candidate Brown in fall 2014 and Edwa rds spoke at a U M D College Democrats event in November, neither candidate returned to the campus to rally support for Tuesday’s vote.

Morris suggested the lack of campus campaigning this primary cycle could have something to do with the composition of college students, as many are not registered with

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T his year’s candidates’ main bases are also relatively consistent across states, Karol said.

“Democrats are for Clinton, independents for Sanders; old voters are for Clinton, young voters for Sanders,” Karol said. “This has been true state after state, so I don’t think there’s any great mystery about who undergraduates would support.”

This state’s primary often doesn’t play a large role in deciding presidential nominees because it falls later in the calendar, but this year it was one of the outliers, Morris said. Particularly in the Republican race, every state matters, he said. Indiana and California are coming up in the following weeks.

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enjoyed two-ply luxury while students used one-ply.

Since then, Big Ten schools, including Purdue and Ohio State, have weighed in on the situation, calling for the justice their bathroom visits deserve.

OUR VIEW

The money spent on two-ply would better serve the University of Maryland somewhere else.

While it might seem a basic right, as well as more financially savvy, to stock the stalls with a higherquality ply, the costs outweigh the benefits.

Many have made the jump to twoply, including Kansas, Texas Christian University and Duke University.

But despite the outrage, others, including the University of Texas at Austin, have taken the more costeffective route.

Results from this university’s two-ply pilot program show that the added absorbency isn’t enough

to justify the extra cash. Double the ply led to a mere 15 percent decrease in usage. Thus, students cannot justify the expense by claiming extra absorbency will mitigate any extra cost.

Additionally, there is a clear mismatch in mission between the nowended program and the universities’ larger goals. The extra paper is sure to add to the university’s carbon footprint, which a number of initiatives have been desperately trying to reduce.

Frankly, it doesn’t make sense to invest in extra paper products at a university that recently introduced dorm-wide sustainability projects as well as plans to eliminate parking lots.

And while we all like to indulge in life’s little comforts, this might be a chance to practice some personal responsibility.

“If you want comfort, bring your own toilet paper,” freshman aerospace engineering major Anaiah Hodge told The Diamondback earlier this month.

Amid tuition hikes and hiring freezes, the board can’t help but agree that the individual comfort should come down to the individual.

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he RHA is the governing body for all on-campus students. We have two branches: You may have seen the first, the programming branch, in your residence halls with events like Floats for Votes, the North Campus Carnival and the South Campus Block Party. More importantly, however, we have a policymaking branch that collaborates with a variety of student leaders to create campus policy. We work to improve life for on-campus residents in any way possible through our relationships with the directors of major on-campus departments.

For example, we were instrumental in the implementation of two-ply toilet paper this semester.

You may be wondering: why are we reaching out with just one month left in the semester? Many of you have heard about the campus switch to the new Anytime Dining plan that will be taking effect in the upcoming semester. Here’s a synopsis of some of the changes: · Anytime Dining will alleviate food insecurity by allowing anyone with a Resident Dining Plan to enjoy unlimited access to campus dining halls. · Plans will include a minimum of two guest passes per semester.

Upgraded plans will include Dining Dollars, which will be accepted at all dining halls, cafes, shops and certain Stamp locations. All returning residents will be given 80 Dining Dollars in the fall and spring semesters to help students adjust. · Dining Services will have extended hours, additional seating and modified styles of service to encourage community building. · Dining Services will implement a biometric system, streamlining our entrance and exits. These hand waves provide a simple shape that is associated with the palm of your hand, and the servers will be wiped clean each semester. No information will be disseminated to external entities. · By limiting carry-out options, Anytime Dining eliminates the use of over 6.1 million disposable items.

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graduate from the University of Maryland in three weeks.

As I sit here, writing perhaps my final column ever, I can’t help but think about that truly shocking fact.

Where did the time go? Or perhaps a better question, how did I get here?

One of my parents’ favorite sayings is “Life is about the journey, not the destination.” It’s not that they don’t care about the “destination,” — we’re Catholics — but it’s about not wishing away time looking forward to something, when you could be doing another thing in the moment.

It’s about enjoying and making the most of a week or a season, instead of just waiting impatiently for the weekend, event or holiday.

In that vein, graduation should be a time to celebrate the process that led us here. And for me, that means celebrating the people who were instrumental in making this day possible from Day 1.

My pa re n ts. Ro b a n d S u sa n Dragonette.

When they read this, they will undoubtedly be very upset about being featured. That right there should tell you something important about them. They’re selfless when it comes to parenting their four sons. I could write volumes about the sacrifices they make for us.

From spending countless hours helping develop our values to driving across the state (or country) for baseball games and just about everything else, they have made us their priority. They sent us to Catholic school.

They helped us understand algebra, physics and history. They picked us up when we fell and praised us when we succeeded.

They have believed in us — even when we haven’t believed in ourselves.

It might be what a parent or guardian thinks they should be doing, but now

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ll good things must come to an end. The same is so for two-ply toilet paper.

On April 12, the Residence Hall Association’s Residential Facilities Advisory board sealed the fate of two-ply toilet paper on the campus.

The board voted to end the pilot program, instituted in fall 2015, which exceeded the initial cost calculations by about $34,000.

By forgoing the plushy bathroom amenity, the University of Maryland stands to save about $57,000 a year.

This editorial board thinks it is a necessary sacrifice.

A measly $57,000 might seem like chump change to a university with a $1.9 billion budget, but to put that meager figure into perspective, most resident directors make just over $37,000 annually. Most of the housekeeping staff make under $25,000.

Two-ply has been a surprisingly contested toiletry at universities around the country and beyond.

The issue picked up international traction after a student publication of Canada’s Ryerson University ran an expose on the inequality between administrative and student bathrooms. University higher-ups

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that I think about it, it’s truly remarkable. They are parents who supported and gave us our passions, from sports to history. Life advice in the car. They have taught us to discern right from wrong, to treat others with love and respect and to work hard to achieve the things we want.

The point is that they have given us many of the tools we use, or at the very least, they have enabled us to develop them. Parents enable their children to empower and make decisions for themselves. Parents give children the confidence and foundation from which to live their life on their own terms.

I still remember when my parents gave me a series of Time-Life World War II books over the course of several birthdays and holidays when I was in middle school. I must have read each of those books 100 times over. I still read and even cite them on occasion. This series and similarly themed gifts helped fuel my passion for the subject. All I knew is that I had some great books to read.

But years later, I realize that these books were an educational supplement, not just for the additional knowledge and vocabulary. No, these books encouraged me to write, research and analyze a subject. I’ve done a senior project on the topic and many papers. I’ll continue to learn more and more because I truly like learning about the war. But most importantly, I have used and developed the skills those gifts inspired to get and keep jobs in fields I hope to work in for my entire life.

You don’t think of these moments when you’re a kid, or at least not often. You mostly worry about enjoying life and getting through school, yet as I realize now, others work incredibly hard to help nurture you along the way.

We love our parents, but we often don’t understand and won’t fully understand their love for us until we’re parents or guardians ourselves.

From what I can tell, it’s about sacrifice. Parents aren’t perfect, a few can even do truly terrible things to their children or others. But so many have done so much for so many. We shouldn’t wait for Mother’s Day or Father’s Day to appreciate them, like I myself am all too guilty of doing.

They do far too much for us to go unrecognized.

I don’t tell them any of this enough – if at all. But at the beginning of this semester, I realized they deserved public recognition for what they do.

And what better way to do it than in a column? After all, they’ve inspired, encouraged and supported me in this passion for a decade.

Today, I’m ready to start work as an auditor in August. I’ll have two degrees and a strong professional network at my side. But more importantly, I’ll have the confidence in myself to seek the opportunities I desire, to make ethical and just decisions and to work my hardest at whatever I choose to do. I’m a work in progress, but I’m proud of who I am as an individual.

And for that, I have my parents to thank. They were the strong foundation I needed to become the individual I am today — and to keep working on being the person I want to be. So, Mom and Dad, thank you.

There’s no way I would have done any of this without your support and guidance — and I hope to count on that same support and guidance for many years to come.

M a t t D ra g o n e t t e i s a s e n i o r accounting and government and politics major. He can be reached at mdragonettedbk@gmail.com.

why are we reaching out? As stated before, the Residence Hall Association is the governing body for on-campus students: It is our duty to make sure that your voices are heard. This semester, the RHA and Dining Services hosted Town Halls in order to gather feedback from students about issues with on-campus life, including the new dining plan. Both Dining Services and the RHA are always incredibly open to suggestions and feedback, which is why you, as residents, are so imperative.

This is where you — the students — come into play! Students naturally have concerns. It is important to voice these concerns through a medium that has the potential to make a difference and impact your living community. We encourage you to actively take these concerns to the people that will listen — Dining Services and the RHA. Social media is a great resource, but please balance posts with in-person communication.

I promise that your voice has an impact. The Dining Services team has been adamant about getting student feedback and receiving suggestions from students. Because of the fact that students are the ones spending the most time in the dining halls and eating there every day, it is safe to assume that students would have some great ideas on how to improve the experience. That is why speaking up is so important. Not only speaking up — but speaking up in a civil and structured manner. That being said, social media can still be a useful outlet for feedback. Both the RHA and Dining Services are available on Twitter to hear your questions, concerns and ideas.

Make use of your resources! The RHA is here as a representative body on campus and we want to hear what you have to say. The RHA is committed to continuing the conversation about Anytime Dining through the use of our Dining Services Advisory Board.

We hope that you will help to continue the conversation with us.

Kevin Riordan is the public relations and outreach officer for the Residence Hall Association. He can be reached at kriordan5@gmail.com.

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ast week, the United Nations General Assembly held a threeday conference to discuss international drug policy. The commission made the recommendation that countries focus more on public health policy and treatment rather than criminal justice. This is a huge step away from the 1998 session which emphasized prohibition, one that is being made by many countries who have noticed an increase in violence, disease and overdose rather than a “drug-free world.”

Last month, Johns HopkinsLancet Commission on Drug Policy and Health published a report written by many leading drug policy experts. The report addressed “prohibition-based” policies, stating, “They are portrayed by policy makers to be necessary to preserve public health and safety, and yet they directly and indirectly contribute to lethal violence, disease, discrimination, forced displacement, injustice, and the undermining of people’s right to health.”

While many countries, such as Indonesia and China still champion punishment over treatment, several nations, such as Portugal, have experimented with decriminalization with some success. In Portugal, drug-induced deaths have shown significant declines with the help of public health policy. However, many countries experienced a backlash when they did the same.

The United States is slowly recognizing the need for drug policy reform.

Many lawmakers recognize the need to reform federal mandatory minimum sentencing laws. Recreational use of marijuana is legal in four states and medical marijuana use has been legalized in nearly half. With the significant rise in opioid deaths in recent years, many lawmakers are calling for reform.

In Ithaca, New York, the rate of heroin overdoses has become such a problem that Mayor Svante Myrick is calling it a state of emergency. In February, he put forth a four-part plan to combat the issue. It emphasizes treatment, education, community and economic development and justice reform. A specific aspect of the plan is receiving immense attention: It calls for a facility where addicts can legally inject drugs under supervision. The goal is to prevent overdoses and supply clean needles to reduce the spread of HIV and AIDS. Though many see this as lawmakers sanctioning drug use, I think this is a step in the right direction. Though decriminalization would be drastic and has the potential to be enacted haphazardly, the need for federal regulation is obvious. If drugs were in the hands of the government instead of the black market, lacing would be eliminated, violence would be reduced and treatment would be more readily provided.

Emily Shwake is a senior English m a j o r. S h e c a n b e re a c h e d a t eshwakedbk@gmail.com.

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STUDENT GROUP RECOGNITION AND FUNDING From PAGE 1

NEW COMMITTEES The SGA voted to create a committee on sexual misconduct prevention a f ter debating whether the body should stand alone or exist as a subcommittee.

Leonardtown representative A.J. Pruitt, who proposed th is a mend ment, sa id t h i s com m ittee w i l l be responsible for actively engaging with the student body on the issue of sexual v iolence prevention. T he recent SGA election campa ign rea ffirmed student concern about the issue on the campus, Pruitt said.

Outgoing speaker of the leg i sl at u re A iden Ga l loway said sexual assault is “rampant” on college campuses and noted it is important to have a body looking into the issue. However, the issue would be better served by a subcommittee working in tandem with the academic affairs or health and wellness committee, she said.

Pruitt said he “would love to be able to disassemble a committee...if we get to a point where this is not an issue on campus.”

S G A p r e s i d e n t- e l e c t Katherine Swanson said it would “be kind of an insult to the community at large” to designate the issue to a subcommittee.

The SGA similarly voted to establ ish a d i rector of tech nolog y posit ion t h at will work with the Division of Information Technology and facilitate student technology-related initiatives.

The director will also work to o rg a n i z e a n d m a n a ge SGA websites.

T he orga n i z at ion f i rs t considered creating a deput y d i rector of technology position under the director of communications i nstead, but eng i neer i ng representative Adam Hemmeter, a f re sh m a n en g in e e r i n g m ajo r, s a i d t h i s cl a ssi f icat ion cou ld d i scourage STEM majors from applying, adding that the tasks this committee will tackle would “transcend” communications.

This year, the SGA worked on technology-related initiatives to create an online syllabi database, restructu red the d i n ing serv ices n u t r i t i o n a l i n fo r m a t i o n website and improved Wi-Fi service on the campus.

“T h is tech nology committee would do things for e v e r y b o d y i n t h e S G A ,” Swanson said. “This is something that is for every committee on the SGA.”

T he SGA approved a change to the student group recog n it ion process t h at will allow the organization to set application deadlines no later than one week prior to the finance monthly allocation deadline.

Currently, there is no set deadline for student groups to apply for SGA recognition, which can make it difficult for the finance committee to process funding requests in time, said Sarah Niez el sk i, outgoi n g SGA vice president of financial affairs.

T h is ch a nge w i l l help ensure that student groups ca n be recog n i zed by t he orga n i zation i n ti me to receive f u nd i ng, sa id Sam a nt ha L ev y, t he outgoing SGA director of student groups.

“The finance committee needs to know which groups are and are not recognized before we start our process of deliberations,” Niezelski said. “This change enables that to happen.”

EXECUTIVE BRANCH Ch a n ge s to t he byl aw s a l so reorga n i z ed t he e xecutive bra nch so that cabi net posit ion s w i l l be housed under a vice president to create a clea rer cha i n of com m a nd, Ron k sa id T uesday. A l l cabinet directors currently answer to the SGA president a nd c h i e f of s t a f f, w it h o ut a great mechanism for feedback, he said.

T he president w i l l sti l l make personnel decisions, but the restructuring provides a closer manager for c a b i n e t d i re c to r s , R o n k said. Directors of governmental and city affairs will remain under the president.

T h e c h a n ge w i l l a l low directors to plan their init i at ives more ef f icient ly and ensure that the SGA is seeing plans through. “ R i g h t n o w, w e d o n ’ t h ave a g re at s t r u c t u re,” Ronk said. “We’re creating a much more rigid hierarchy to kind of hold people more accountable.”

In addition, the SGA director of shared governance w ill now focus more specifically on work with the Un iversity Sen ate, R esidence Hall Association and Greek life communities. The SGA a lso voted to el i m inate the shared governance committee. lschapitldbk@gmail.com, sreillydbk@gmail.com

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The specific uses of the public school funding will b e decided l ater on by the Education Advisory Com m it te e. Howeve r, the council, committee Chair Carolyn Bernache and Peggy Higgins, director of Youth, Family and Sen ior Serv ices for the city, discussed potential o p t i o n s t h a t i n c lu d e d giving grants as part of a literacy initiative.

Bernache, who has tau g ht i n t he cou nty’s public schools since 1968, sa id t he cou nci l asked them to look at the Educational Improvement Fund money and see how

it could be used to support the city’s schools.

“We came to the conclusion that we needed to go out to our principals and see if an additional grant would be helpful for them in supporting the literacy initiative that [Prince George’s County public schools] ha[ve] initiated,” Bernache said. “We thought that would have the most impact for our students.”

Bernache said the growing nu m b e r of s t a n d a rd i z e d tests in public schools has raised literacy levels that students must meet. With this funding, each school would have its own plans for focusing on academ ic achievement, with specific attention to literacy to help address struggling students, Higgins added.

T h e p ro p o s a l w a s m e t with some resistance from council members, such as District 1 Cou nci lwoma n Christine Nagle, who said

there a re other ways to District 2 Councilman P.J. be i nvolved w ith schools Brennan said he supported besides giving grant money. t h e mot ion a nd promot“ I d o n’t fe e l t h a t j u s t ing literacy in schools, but added it wouldn’t fix other “WE CAME TO problems in local schools.

THE CONCLUSION “The proposal of this very direct program in promotTHAT WE NEEDED ing literacy ... I don’t see it as TO GO OUT TO correcting a larger systemic OUR PRINCIPALS issue,” he said. “I don’t see AND SEE IF AN it as a Band-Aid on the larger issues that people might have ADDITIONAL with the education system.”

GRANT WOULD But Stullich emphasized BE HELPFUL FOR the impact it would have on THEM.” the public schools, which she said was “one of the biggest CAROLYN BERNACHE barriers” in making the city Education Advisory Committee chair desirable for current and pobecause something’s in the tential future residents. budget that we have to spend “This is not a long-term the money,” she said. “I think solut ion, but it i s somewe need to think long and thing,” she said. “It sends a hard about all the money that very important message to we spend, and ... when the people living in College Park council has the ability to say or people thinking of living ‘no’ to something, we don’t in College Park.” have to keep talking about it until we change our mind.” jcampisidbk@gmail.com

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University graduate students snag EPA Challenge win The students’ project idea involves the installment of ‘rain gardens’ to help treat polluted stormwater runoff in Lot 11b

By Naomi Grant @NaomiGrant7464 Staff writer For the second year in a row, a team of six graduate students from the University of Maryland won the national U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Campus RainWorks Challenge on Friday out of 77 teams from 29 states.

The project was part of LARC748: Advanced Special Topics Studio, a landscape architecture course for graduate students taught by plant sciences and landscape architecture professor Victoria Chanse, who advised the winning team. Three landscape architecture graduate students — Kathleen Hayes, George Sorvalis and Matt Zerfas — led the team, while environmental science and

Lot 11b, which is five acres, is all asphalt situated between a wetland on the campus, Campus Creek and Paint Branch Creek. When it rains, water running off the blacktop carries automobile pollution, technology graduate students and untreated water contributes Emma Giese and Sharon Hartzell and civil engineering graduate “THE FACT THAT student Jason Renkenberger served THE UNIVERSITY other roles in the project.

OF MARYLAND IS Facilities Management proposed multiple project ideas to the team, INVESTIGATING AND including the one the team chose, [LEADING] THE WAY which includes a plan to install TOWARDS BETTER rain gardens around Lot 11b — WATER QUALITY IS located on Paint Branch Drive near the Field Hockey & Lacrosse SOMETHING OUR Complex — to combat the stormNATION NEEDS.” water runoff that flows directly GEORGE SORVALIS into the Campus Creek and the Landscape architecture graduate student Paint Branch Creek. The lot is to problems with the Anacostia paved to the edge of the creek.

The stormwater runoff would River and the Chesapeake Bay, drain into the rain gardens, which Sorvalis said.

Stormwater and nonpoint source would treat the polluted water before it goes into the creeks. Only after the p o l l u t i o n — p o l l u t i o n c a u s e d water has gone through the entire by rainfall moving through the ground and picking up natural and system will it go into the creek.

man-made pollutants — causes “a big problem in our region and all over our country,” Sorvalis said. “The fact that the University of Maryland is investigating and [leading] the way towards better water quality is something our nation needs and our water resources need.”

The idea for the rain gardens in Lot 11b “offered [the] greatest challenge and best opportunity,” he said.

In addition to the team’s project fixing a problem with one of the parking lots on the campus, it also has the potential to be applied more broadly to other similar areas.

“We’ve been building up on these lots, and it runs into the creek, so [the students were] wondering, ‘What can we do about this creek that we might be able to use other places?’” Chanse said.

Hayes said the initial response to the project idea was that it wasn’t particularly interesting, although the need to address the problem became clear.

“When [Facilities Management] pointed out this particular parking lot, everybody at first was kind of like, ‘It’s a parking lot. That seems not very interesting. It’s not a very sexy project,’” Hayes said.

However, she said the way the parking lot is now is “a disaster,” noting that, “If you could get [surface parking lots] to become engines for dealing with stormwater, that would be huge.”

Once the project is implemented — though Hayes said she doesn’t know when that will be — it won’t stop there. The team also hopes to continue researching through its implementation. The lot is designed as four quadrants of equal drainage size so that they can be used as experimental sites and then compared against one another.

“I think it’s just a testament to the students— they worked really hard,” Chanse said. “I’m just lucky because I have them, and this is their final studio.” ngrantdbk@gmail.com

College Park residents voice opinions on RISE zone

By Alex Carolan @alexhcarolan Staff writer College Park residents voiced both their approval and discontent with the city’s application to be a Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise Zone and the zone’s boundaries at the City Council meeting Monday night in City Hall.

The RISE zone program would allow commercial businesses close to the University of Maryland to receive tax breaks. The zone’s proposed boundaries would enclose 500 acres, including the Innovation District, M Square Research Park and the Route 1 corridor between the campus and Route 193, city Mayor Patrick Wojahn said.

Five city residents spoke at the public forum Monday, and three supported the RISE zone and its boundaries, which the university, city, Prince George’s County and Riverdale Park have to decide upon, according to a February Diamondback article.

The city’s RISE zone application does not include retail businesses, hotels or grocery stores because these businesses do not qualify to receive tax credit, said Bill Gardiner, the assistant city manager.

“In order for the tax credit to be provided, a new development must occur,” Gardiner said. “It has to be a commercial development.”

Commercial businesses that do qualify for the tax break would receive a credit of at least 50 percent on “the

incremental additional property tax value added based on the development” for the first year, and then 10 percent in the second through fifth year, according to the meeting minutes. The tax credit lasts five years.

Maryland’s Department of Commerce approved the university as a qualifying institution to anchor a RISE zone in September, according to the Diamondback article. The commerce department will again have to decide whether the zone should be approved once the new boundaries are agreed upon and submitted.

David Engle, a 2015 alumnus of this university who founded Startup Village — a house on Metzerott Road where students and alumni pursue entrepreneurship — said he supports

the RISE zone’s current boundaries. Though Engle noted the tax breaks would not apply to his own businesses, a fashion tech company named Demere and a food truck named Q Truck, he said having a RISE zone in the city would foster innovation for companies, such as those in his startup house.

“We’ve really seen that in having companies together in one house and under one roof, we’re really able to foster innovation,” Engle said.

“With the RISE zone, you see the same thing with many companies coming together … being able to push together.”

District 4 Councilwoman Mary C. Cook expressed concern that businesses might take advantage of the

RISE zone’s tax breaks and then leave after five years.

Gardiner admitted there’s nothing in the legislation that would prevent the business from doing that, but noted that “from a real property standpoint — a tax point — it doesn’t matter to the county or city financially if the business stays or leaves.”

Edward Lynch, a city resident, said voting on the RISE zone should be delayed so the community can become more educated on the issue.

Lynch requested that the council eradicate the northern part of the RISE zone, because, “This city needs a good public space that people of all ages want to be at.” acarolanumdbk@gmail.com

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Council votes to rename Paint Branch Parkway

By Jessie Campisi @jessiecampisi Staff writer T he C ol l e g e Pa r k C i t y Council voted Monday night in favor of changing the name of Paint Branch Parkway to Campus Drive in another effort to unite the city and the University of Maryland.

The final vote was 7-0, with one abstention.

Carlo Colella, university administration and finance vice president, said the name change is mutually beneficial to this university as well as the College Park community and will “help in our efforts to knit [them] together.

While some other potential names were considered, such as Campus Parkway, Innovation Way and Terra-

pin Parkway, Campus Drive made the most sense in maintaining continuity, said Cole Holocker, the City Council student liaison.

The change was first discussed at the council’s Feb. 2 work session but was removed from the Feb. 9 meeting agenda to allow officials from this university to survey support among owners of properties located along the road.

This university received a letter of support from the Food and Drug Administration, which has a facility along the road, according to the April 19 agenda item.

Changing the name to Campus Drive would make it easier for visitors to find this university, Holocker said.

The council also chose to change the road name from “parkway” to “drive” to create more of a community atmosphere for residents and visitors.

“The connotation with ‘parkway’ is more of a speedway,” Colella said. “‘The Campus Parkway’ connotation doesn’t promote as much walkability in an area with so much redevelopment.”

Colella also said from a “wayfinding” perspective, which uses information systems to navigate an area, having the consistency of a universal Campus Drive would make it easier for drivers to find their way around the city.

After leaving the campus via Campus Drive, cars drive straight onto the Paint Branch Parkway, which lasts roughly

paint branch parkway will be renamed as Campus Drive following a College Park City Council vote on April 25. Enoch Hsiao/The Diamondback 1.7 miles before turning into Good Luck Road, which can sometimes be confusing for drivers, Colella said.

“We all find it really awkward when you keep driving straight on a road, and then you’re on a road with a new name,” District 2 Councilman P.J. Brennan said.

During large university and sponsored events, guiding people to and from the campus through multiple outlets will help to redirect traffic and decrease buildup on Route 1, Colella said.

Colella said the complications of the renaming are “very modest,” as there are seven addresses on the Paint Branch Parkway that would need to be changed, none of which pertain to residencies, he said.

It would take Google Maps months to update the name change on maps and GPS devices, Colella said.

“This could connect other work that we’re doing in innovation,” said Mayor Patrick Wojahn. “This could help tie it all together.”

However, District 3 Councilwoman Stephanie Stullich said some residents may be unhappy with the university’s influence on the surrounding area of College Park.

“There is a certain number of people who are feeling like the university is trying to take over College Park,” Stullich said. “It’s going to feel to some people like the university is encroaching on the community.” jcampisidbk@gmail.com

Univ sustainability fund endorses more projects Sustainability office to invest $88,553 in projects

By Lindsey Feingold @lindseyf96 Staff writer The University of Maryland’s Office of Sustainability announced the second round of 2015-16 sustainability fund grants on April 14, which will invest a total of $88,553 into various projects to make the campus more eco-friendly, said Andrew Muir, the sustainability office’s communications coordinator.

The approved proposals for the second round consist of five campus projects: transforming the North Campus Dining Hall to better suit the anytime dining plan, creating a stormwater management system on Wellness Way near the public health school, improving indoor air-quality with the implementation of bio-walls, testing environmentally friendly landscape treatments and adding 15 solar-paneled umbrellas to the Outdoor Aquatic Center that can power USB chargers for electronic devices.

The first round of projects cost about $194,849 in total, said Muir. Each grant itself is generated by student fees, and anyone on the campus can apply for a grant. The projects are first approved by the student advisory subcommittee and then reviewed by the 16-member sustainability council, said Allison Lilly, Dining Services’

assistant director.

The largest-funded project of the group is the renovation of the North Campus Dining Hall, which received $50,000, according to sustainability.umd. edu. Dining Services is adding $100,000 to help fund the project, Lilly said. The goal is to replace the current conveyor belt, which has been in the dining hall since the late 1990s, said Lilly, with a new dish conveyor belt — also called an accumulator — similar, but larger than the one at 251 North.

“The major difference with the accumulator and the transformation of the dining rooms to the anytime-dining system is that we are eliminating 6.3 million disposable dining products,” Lilly said. “It will reduce the need to wash trays and helps to reduce water use and chemical soaps.”

The dish conveyor belt is priced at $90,000 without the added costs of installation and utilities, said Lilly . Construction has already started and will be finished by the fall semester, she said.

“The anytime dining plan is going to be really exciting and might take awhile to get used to, but is a huge win for sustainability,” Muir said.

The second highest-funded project is the creation of the storm-water management system by student group Maryland Sustainability Engineering.

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to organic alternatives, according to the office’s website. The The group will use the $25,325 study will involve three patches they received to transform the of lawn: one “for the existing runoff channel by Wellness landscape treatment used by FaWay, changing it into a veg- cilities Management. A second etated swale — channels de- patch will receive an organic signed to convey and infiltrate treatment that is already used stormwater runoff using plants. on the Clarice Smith Perform“At the site there is currently ing Arts Center’s lawn. Finally, a concrete drain that’s running a third patch will be treated down from a parking lot straight into the creek,” said Tacy Lambiase, Division of Administration and Finance coordinator.

“We want to replace that concrete with native plants that will allow water to sink in and not run off.”

This project will ultimately reduce the amount of pollutants going into Paint BranchCreek and Campus Creek and will start sometime in August, Lambiase said.

Funding is also going toward a group of eight undergraduate students from the Gemstone Team BREATHE, which is investigating bio-walls to see if they can filter volatile organic compounds to improve indoor air quality, according to the Office of Sustainability’s website. Using its $5,000 reward, the group will research and create a bio-wall system with improved air filtration to improve the quality of indoor air in a more sustainable way.

There was also $4,228 awarded to the Student Sustainability Committee for an experimental study that will compare current lawn treatment

with synthetic-free, organic methods, according to the office’s website. Their goal is to pinpoint the most financially sensible and environmentallyfriendly options for landscapes on the campus.

Lastly, University Recreation and Wellness received $4,000 to install 15 solar-paneled umbrellas at the Outdoor Aquatic

Center. The panels will be able to power USB chargers for up to three electronic devices and reach their maximum charge with five and a half hours of sunlight.

The third round of approved projects will be announced in May, Muir said. lfeingolddbk@gmail.com

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The lessons learned from reading Donald Trump’s 1987 book The Art of the Deal

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beyonce turned her latest album release into an all-out earth-shattering event. The HBO special was a visual masterpiece and the music itself does not disappoint.

By Maeve Dunigan @maevedunigan Staff writer When Beyoncé released her surprise self-titled visual album in 2013, the world wondered, how any artist could ever come close to creating something so exciting, engaging and iconic. Would anyone ever be able to top a work that virtually redefined the way albums are made and distributed?

As it turns out, the only artist who can top Beyoncé is Beyoncé.

In a roughly hour-long HBO special at 9 p.m. on Saturday, the artist premiered a short film using music from her brand new album Lemonade, which dropped on Tidal later that evening.

In the beginning, the film seems like the most masterfully devised breakup piece of all time — a giant f--- you to Jay Z (“If you try this s--- again / you gon’ lose your wife). However, as the film progresses, it’s easy to realize that Lemonade is no breakup album. Lemonade is Beyoncé’s taking agency over

every emotion: anger, sadness, jealousy, contempt, euphoria and rebellion. Even more than that, Lemonade is, as social entrepreneur and lawyer Semhar Araia tweeted, “A spiritual liberation & celebration of women and blackness.”

The film employs the work of a handful of accomplished and diverse directors, including Kahlil Joseph, Melina Matsoukas, Todd Tourso, Dikayl Rimmasch, Jonas Jonas Åkerlund, Mark Romanek and Beyoncé herself.

Laolu Senbanjo, a Nigerian visual artist, painted many of the film’s actresses and dancers’ faces and bodies, using his self-coined Afromysterics style to elevate the visuals. Throughout the film, Beyoncé reads gripping and often haunting excerpts of poetry written by Somali-British poet Warsan Shire.

Familiar faces appear alongside Beyoncé, including tennis player Serena Williams, former America’s Next Top Model contestant Winnie Harlow, Hunger Games star and young activist Amandla Stenberg, Disney star Zendaya

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and 12-year-old actress Quvenzhané Wallis. It’s an eclectic group of black women that also features Lesley McSpadden and Sybrina Fulton, the mothers of Michael Brown and Trayvon Martin, respectively.

The cast helps make clear what the film is; as filmmaker Numa Perrier tweeted, Lemonade is “an ode to Black Women” and a depiction of “black futurist vulnerable feminism.”

“Thank you Beyoncé for reminding us of our strength,” Stenberg tweeted.

It’s unclear if or when Lemonade will be released from the confines of Tidal and will make its way to iTunes and Spotify, but until then, listeners will have to pray it’s made available before their Tidal free trials run out.

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According to Donald Trump, his 1987 book The Art of the Deal is the best-selling business book of all time. According to the type of people who check those things, it probably isn’t.

Of course, that doesn’t mean the book, which is co-written by journalist Tony Schwartz, wasn’t a huge success. When it was released in the late ’80s, it spent 51 weeks on the New York Times’ bestseller list, thanks in part to the real-estate mogul’s burgeoning celebrity status.

But since that stretch of time, when The Art of the Deal was the most famous non-building thing to bear the Trump name, the book has never been more relevant than it is right now. Part memoir, part how-to-be-me instruction manual, it’s a glance into the mind of pre-presidential-candidate, pre-Apprentice Trump.

Spoiler: He’s pretty much the same guy.

Many critics of the Republican front-runner have been quick to write about the “reality TV” nature of his presidential run. The comparison is valid.

Trump’s showmanship and relative harshness on the campaign trail could be (and are) staples on network television. But the roots of his flamboyantly fantastic behavior go far beyond his days on The Apprentice. In fact, in the book’s first few chapters, Trump spelled out what would later become his entire campaign strategy nearly 30 years later.

“One thing I’ve learned about the press is that they’re always hungry for a good story, and the more sensational the better,” he wrote. “The point is that if you are a little different, or a little outrageous, or if you do things that are bold or controversial, the press is going to write about you.”

Even as early as the ‘70s, it wasn’t just an idea to Trump.

The book highlights his first dealings with the press and his attempt to create the largerthan-life persona he still wears today. From the extravagant buildings he developed (and named after himself) to the angry letters he wrote to critics (while simultaneously claiming not to take them seriously), the foundations of Trump, who would later reference his penis size on a debate stage, were already in place.

“The final key to the way I promote is bravado. I play to people’s fantasies,” Trump suggested to the thousands of business hopefuls who would read his book. “People may not always think big themselves, but they can still get very excited by those who do. That’s why a little

hyperbole never hurts.”

But perhaps more interesting in The Art of the Deal is that, general egocentrism and obsession with extravagance aside, the Trump who appears in the book actually seems more presidentially viable than the one who is currently running for president. For a candidate whose platform seems to stick to the single, grandiose mission statement of “make America great again,” Trump’s recollections of his business deals, large and small alike, are strikingly detailed, describing the inner workings of big-city real estate for an audience that likely will never spend $2 million on an 80-foot indoor waterfall. His apparent mastery of relationships among businesses, government and the press seem more legitimate on the pages of the book than they ever have in numerous debate brags about his business prowess. The book’s title isn’t just more of Trump’s hyperbole; he actually seems to treat business like an art.

It’s entirely possible that Trump only comes across as something of a (still pretty unprofessional) professional in his book because of Schwartz’s influence and the editing process.

But it’s also possible that Trump’s attention to detail just didn’t make the jump from business to politics, a field he seems to have a less than substantial amount of respect for in The Art of the Deal.

But as Trump moves closer and closer to becoming the Republican nominee for president, he’s now one of those politicians, like it or not. And while he might have left his passion for details in the ‘80s (along with his less-orange skin), The Art of the Deal makes it clear that the uglier parts of his alwayscontroversial personality have survived intact.

Is he still fond of calling people losers?

Does he still like to generalize entire groups of people?

Is he still generally rude and mean to people who are in his way?

Absolutely.

The Art of the Deal stars a Trump at either his rawest or most filtered, depending on how you look at it, but it does provide some interesting insight into the type of president he would be.

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By Cameron Neimand @kneemund Staff writer It’s the series premiere of Viceland’s F--- That’s Delicious , and host Action Bronson and his cohorts, most notably lifelong pal Big Body Bes, fellow rapper Meyhem Lauren and renowned DJ, the Alchemist, sit down for a full-course meal at one of America’s most sought after restaurants: Rose’s Luxury in Washington, D.C. Looking around the table, Bronson assesses the peculiar lot.

“This table right here is multiculturalism at its best,” says Bronson. “If you literally go around this table, you’ll find someone from every walk of life. We have original tint, we have a full Albanian, we have a half Puerto Rican, half Dominican, we have a German and we have an Israeli.”

And what else do we have here? Led by former chef and current rap sensation Action Bronson, the Howard Stern of television food programming, this cast of characters is becoming Viceland’s ticket to early success.

There’s the aforementioned “full Albanian,” Big Body Bes, an enigmatic “entertainer” (the show provides him with this title as a super) whose hulking size pales in comparison to his massive personality. Body, as he is often referred to on the show, possesses a completely uncensored, cocky, New York City big-talking persona. He is perhaps best summed up by his drink order at Rose’s Luxury.

“Lemme get a nice, aged Hennessy … ’98 was a good year,” says Bes to the waiter.

There’s Meyhem “original tint” Lauren, a large, babyfaced rapper whose genuine love for the fine cuisine sampled throughout the show is as charming as Guy Fieri’s bleached blonde spikes are alarming. After Body claims that Meyhem gave him the false information of Rose’s Luxury being a soul food restaurant, Meyhem is quick to retort. “ We l l h o l d o n ,” s a y s Lauren. “When I walk in i t b e c o m e s a s o u l fo o d restaurant.”

Last but not least, there’s the “Israeli” of the group, The Alchemist, a DJ who has produced for some of hip-hop’s heaviest hitters including Mobb Deep and Eminem.

Despite being the most widely respected and critically acclaimed amongst the group music-wise, The Alchemist is by far the least open to culinary exploration. While at a gourmet cheese shop in Paris on the last episode

of the season, he admits he is “scared” of the artisanal selection and offers the shop worker an insight into his coagulated milk of choice.

“You know Kraft Singles, American?” he asks.

Bronson himself comes off as the group’s most cultured, both inside and outside of the kitchen. After Meyhem Lauren compares a dish at Rose’s Luxury to a “condensed bagel with lox,” he tells Bronson that his knowledge of Jewish food comes from the fact that he “always kept a good J in the circle,” the “J” meaning Jew. Bronson is quick to check the politicalcorrectness of his friend.

“I don’t know if you could say J,” Bronson says to Lauren.

However, it’s been Bronson on the wrong side of the P.C. police as of late. Two universities, Trinity College and George Washington, re m o ve d B ro n s o n f ro m scheduled bookings due to concerns over the rapper’s lyrics. An April 20 post from the “Trinity College Barnyard Entertainment” Facebook page addressed the situation. “ Fo l l ow i n g n ews t h a t Action Bronson was being removed as the headlining artist for Spring Weekend at The George Washington University, our executiveboard committee voted on March 31st to remove Action Bronson from our Spring Weekend concert because of his lyrics, music, videos, and the misogyny, homophobia, and transphobia that they promote,” read the statement.

While Bronson’s lyrics due tend to allude to the cited topics, F--- That’s Delicious paints the embattled star in a completely different light.

Action embraces and celebrates people of all creeds; whether it be his praising the cooking of his Albanian grandmother, raving about New York City’s local Indian cuisine or gladly accepting a double kiss on the cheek while in Europe. He even gives a full multiple verse feature on his upcoming “Blue Chips 7000” mixtape to Jah Tiger, an unknown local Reggae artist who Bronson b e f r i e n d s i n Ja m a i ca o n the season’s second to last episode. While Bronson’s rapper persona may choose a path of shock value and general inappropriateness, his real-life self shines through as open, honest, and loving.

Viceland seems to agree, as they have continued to go gung-ho in rolling out content featuring the channel’s unlikely mascot. As a 4/20 special, the channel premiered “Traveling the Stars with Action Bronson and the Alchemist 420 and Friends Ancient Aliens for

a Limited Time Only.” The special, which drew its name from an in-episode title brainstorm, featured Bronson and The Alchemist getting hilariously stoned out of their minds while watching Bronson’s favorite show, “Ancient Aliens.” After a couple of half ounce J’s and multiple dabs, Bronson offers his closing statements.

“Everything meets at a point,” says Bronson. “And I feel like these three things, 4/20, the holy day of weed, the stars, and the ancient astronaut theory… ancient aliens, there’s a triangle, pyramid like you said.”

He goes on to explain how the previous three themes combine to “meet at the stars” before taking one last dab. None of it makes any sense, the result of consuming enough THC to kill a full-sized elephant, but, hey, neither does an Albanian-American rapper from Flushing hosting an explicit food show for which the entire world was unknowingly waiting. cneimanddbk@gmail.com

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draft From PAGE 14 highest projection among the former Terps — and projects Ngakoue as a third- or fourthround pick.

The 6-foot-2, 255-pound Ngakoue is coming off a junior season in which he set the program’s single-season record with 13.5 sacks and earned first-team Big Ten honors.

Davis, meanwhile, moved to cornerback last season

POWELL From PAGE 14 her humbleness, a trait she’s maintained as her career progresses.

“It’s not like I’m riding on their coattails. I’ve ran all those 400s myself,” Powell said. “No one said ‘That’s Micha, that’s Michael Powell’s daughter, can you put her in a good lane?’ Never. It was always they can’t even pronounce my name right.”

In the years since the conclusion of his Olympic career, Michael Powell has established himself as a regarded long jump coach. He also spent time as the jumps coach at UCLA, as a consultant for the Los Angeles Dodgers and has worked with other Olympic athletes.

But he never considered offering tips to his daughter.

“I know from being a dad and also being a coach, it’s not really a good idea to coach your own kid, especially if you value your relationship,” Michael Powell said. “I never tried to force anything upon her. When you do that, they can go out there and be good in the sport, but they might not like it. … Let her do what she wants to do. If she finds it, she finds it.”

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believe he’ll land on an NFL roster, regardless of whether he’s drafted. Craddock had a career-best season as a junior in 2014, winning the Lou Groza Award as the nation’s best kicker. He went 8-for-10 on field goals in his senior campaign before missing the final three games with a hand injury.

Scouts and the media had a chance to see the four players compete in drills at Maryland’s Pro Day. Each prospect worked to impress the spectators, knowing a

after playing safety for the majority of his career. In 12 starts, he led the team with 70 solo tackles.

Ngakoue, a Bowie native, plans to watch the draft with a small group at his mother’s house, while Davis’ viewing party will likely be at his parents’ home in Temple Hills. If both are selected, the duo would become the second and third in-state players, respectively, to be drafted out of the Maryland program in the past two seasons. Last year, the

Minnesota Vikings drafted former Good Counsel and Terps wide receiver Stefon Diggs in the fifth round.

“It means a lot because there could be a few of us going into the NFL this year,” Ngakoue said in a release. “It shows a lot of the local kids in the DMV that they can stay home and still get to the NFL.” Jefferson, a Pittsburgh native, and Craddock, who hails from Australia, are the other two who many experts believe could land with an NFL team during the draft.

Jefferson played alongside Ngakoue on the defensive line in 2015, earning honorable mention All-Big Ten honors after leading his position group with 39 tackles and finishing second on the team with 6.5 sacks.

This came a year after the 6-foot-3, 289-pounder tore his ACL three games into the season. CBSSports.com has Jefferson as a fringe seventhround pick.

That site doesn’t provide a prediction for Craddock, but various media outlets

It was a calculated approach by the parents, who never lived together during Powell’s childhood.

Instead, Powell found the sport herself. After watching the 2012 Olympics with her mother on the huge flat screen television in their Toronto apartment, Powell felt compelled to take a stab at sprinting.

“I said ‘Oh my gosh, I could do that,’” Powell said.

So they ventured to the nearest track — a concrete path at North Toronto Collegiate Institute. Edeh, a three-time Olympian, watched her daughter, a track novice, try her hand at the 100 meters.

In the years to come, Powell would earn a scholarship, become an All-American and qualify for the NCAA championships. But there, at a shabby track in relative anonymity, she was just a high school kid trying something new.

She ran just under 14 seconds. For comparison, the Terps’ best outdoor 100 time in 2015 was a 12.25.

“My mom’s not going to tell me anything,” Powell said, “but she was like ‘Hey, want to try it?’”

Powell did. After all, she had started to grow tired of tennis, which she had played since the sixth grade. At-

tracted to the sport for the “performance element,” Powell said she was nationally ranked and hoped to play at the college level.

One of her biggest strengths was rushing the net, though sometimes she crashed into it when she moved too quickly.

“In tennis, coaches would ask me if I wanted to switch to track,” Powell said. “It’s good to rush the net, but I would literally fall into it. And of course, if you touch the net, that point’s done.

I’d rush the net, and I’d literally have to stop myself since I got there so fast.”

As she grew older, Powell couldn’t deny her lack of fulfillment with tennis and felt inclined to try running.

So she joined the cross cou ntry te am he r se nior year, and it wasn’t long before she developed a fondness for competitive racing.

“I loved the end of all my races,” Powell said. “I would just sprint. Everyone would be dying, and then I’d just explode.”

The next step was indoor club track. Competing with the University of Toronto Track Club, Powell quickly impressed her teammates in practice.

That’s why they were so surprised when Powell ran a 59 in her first 400. But they predicted Powell had a much

brighter future.

By the start of the outdoor season, she had dropped her time to 57 seconds, which was enough to catch head coach Andrew Valmon’s attention.

“We recruited her knowing we had work to do,” Valmon said. “Felt comfortable knowing she had [the] tools necessary to develop.”

Valmon and the Terps were right. In addition to breaking the program record for the 400 at the Florida Relays in early April, Powell helped the sprint medley relay set a new Terps mark with a combined 3:54.92.

Through it all, she’s maintained her modest demeanor.

Upon meeting new teammates, she doesn’t tell them about her famous father — though they eventually figure it out.

“Jewel Smith, she actually has him as her background on sprinter Micha Powell remains humble despite her success.photo courtesy of maryland athletics her phone,” Powell said of her teammate. “She came in around throughout the track t h e y ’ r e a l l - t i m e N C A A not knowing I was going to be community, just like her parents’. champions, they’ve been It’s already starting. Over running since they were the daughter of their idol.”

As Powell told her story, the summer, she represented 6. And then there’s me,” the memories flooded out Canada at the NACAC Senior Powell said. “Every time I too quickly for her mouth Championships, running the step on the track I’m like ‘I to keep up. The entire time, 400 in 53.73. don’t know what’s going to But Powell’s not thinking happen. I don’t know if this she maintained a smile.

She knows the pressure will about any of that. She’s too busy girl’s fast or not.’ keep mounting as she continues enjoying herself.

“I’m just having fun with this.”

“A lot of these girls I’m to shave tenths of seconds off her time. Her name may get passed r u n n i n g a g a i n s t t o d a y , jneedelmandbk@gmail.com

quality performance could improve their draft stock before the event.

Now, the players are excited for the next step of their football careers, starting with the draft this weekend.

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Danseglio From PAGE 14

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the turnover. Catching Johns Hopkins’ defense off balance, the Terps found attackman Matt Rambo for a goal.

“That was a really big boost for us,” Danseglio said with a laugh. “Just trying to help my teammates win on game day.”

On Saturday afternoon, the Terps will again face the Blue Jays, this time with a chance to clinch an undefeated Big Ten slate and a regular-season conference championship.

But unlike last year, Danseglio will be in uniform.

He’ll take to the turf at Homewood Field for the first time with a chance to build on a season in which he’s caused a career-high 12 turnovers.

Plus, the redshirt senior is on pace to set a personal best in fielding ground balls. He’s collected a team-high 49 through 13 games.

“He does a great job of when he picks up a tough ground ball, navigating through traffic,” Tillman said. “When you’ve got guys flying at you, to be able to have the poise to find the open man and get it to him is tricky.”

Cole attributed that calm demeanor to Danseglio’s natural confidence. Despite being new to the program, Danseglio didn’t hesitate to help the younger players adjust to the team and to the college game. Tillman also lauded the defender for his excellent communication skills while playing on and off opponents’ ball handlers.

He’s come a long way, Cole said, since his unannounced move-in date.

“He’s, I think, the top long-stick defender in the country, and I believe everyone on our team does, too,” Cole said. “Playing confident, using his skill set, knowing what he’s good at, and just playing to his abilities has shown everybody that he’s a tremendous player.”

Joe LoCascio, who also lived in the house last year.

So when Danseglio left Virginia’s program after the 2014 season, the defender wanted to be around two of the players with whom he had won back-to-back New York Catholic High School Association championships.

“They kind of just made the transition very easy,” Danseglio said. “All the guys on the team were welcoming.”

But he didn’t receive a hardship waiver upon leaving Virginia, so Danseglio couldn’t suit up on game days in his first spring at Maryland.

Instead, the Islip Terrace, New York, native helped run the scout defense in practice.

Danseglio served as a threeyear contributor for the Cavaliers, finishing his junior season with 54 ground balls and three assists, so Tillman valued the defender’s input and experience in gameplanning sessions.

During games, Danseglio helped manage the substitution box, counting and tracking players on each side to ensure the Terps had a proper rotation on and off the field.

“He was a ‘student coach,’ per se,” Tillman said.

Danseglio’s attention to detail paid off last season in the team’s national semifinal bout against Johns Hopkins.

After Maryland took a 2-1 lead late in the first quarter, the Blue Jays transitioned to offense with seven players in the attacking third. Danseglio saw the numbering was off. He counted. Then he counted again.

Leaping up and down the sideline, he screamed at the referee to notice the infraction.

The Blue Jays player dropped the ball when the official sounded his whistle, and Tillman’s squad took advantage of ccaplandbk@gmail.com

wright

the Spartans 9-8 on a walk-off hit by pitch. The win secured their only weekend series From PAGE 14 victory of the season.

“We’re like her kids,” “To me, that was a huge eye-opening experience Schmeiser said. “If you do because punishment runs something to her kid, you got aren’t fun,” Datil said. another thing coming.”

While striving to gain cred“But she made us look at it as … we’re getting better. ibility with the Terps, Wright That’s the biggest thing has also asked her team to a coach needs to do. Just show more passion. It’s a show that everything you coaching philosophy traceable to her roots in an “eccentric do is for a reason.”

Wright knew it would be and very positive” Wester“a process” to get Maryland ville, Ohio, household.

Her family was tightback to the NCAA Tournament, which the squad hasn’t knit, she said, but its gathparticipated in since 2012. erings consisted of fiercely And after she moved from competitive bocce ball and Idaho State, which competes horseshoe games, giving her in the Big Sky, to the Big Ten, the edge she now channels on Wright’s first-year goal has the softball field.

“I try to engage,” Wright been to lay the foundation said about her coaching style. for future success.

But first, Wright had to “It’s how I played. It’s how I build a level of trust with was coached. It’s how I coach.”

Norris, who managed her new squad.

“It’s hard for a team,” against Wright last season as Wright said. “Whether an assistant at Louisiana-Lathey played for a good fayette, thought Wright was c o a c h o r a b a d c o a c h “nuts” at first glance.

The players have noticed her doesn’t matter. What really lively personality, too. matters is the change.”

“S h e ’ s t h e m o s t e n e r Less than three weeks into the season, assistant getic person I’ve ever met,” coach Lisa Norris, also in pitcher Madison Martin said her first season with the of Wright. “She just really p r o g r a m , b e l i e v e d t h e cares about us and cares coaching staff had already about the game.”

In an attempt to bring her gained that conviction.

Wright furthered that team closer, one of the first notion more than a month things Wright did after being later, standing up for her hired was implement additional player after what infielder team-building activities.

During the offseason, Lindsey Schmeiser called a “dirty play” in a game with Wright required each player to go on two dates per week Michigan State.

In the first inning against with another teammate. She the Spartans on April 10, an also held a pre-season retreat aggressive slide wiped out in which players shared their infielder Skylynne Ellazar. hopes and fears about the upWright sprinted onto the coming campaign.

“She makes us into a field, shouting, “That’s not OK” in defense of her injured f a m i l y , ” p i t c h e r B r e n n a player, who was forced to Nation said. “When you’re in a family atmosphere, it’s leave the game.

Wright’s outburst fired up a lot easier to grow.”

A new tradition, which the Terps, who scored five runs in the following half Wright encourages, emphasizes inning and went on to beat Maryland’s developed bond.

coach juliE wright has remained positive this season. marquise mckine/the diamondback Started by freshmen twins Andi and Ari Jarvis, along with catcher Kristina Dillard, the team dresses up in pirate attire in the dugout during the fourth inning of every home game. Players wear eye patches, hooks and sailor hats while songs such as “Jack Sparrow” and “Black Pearl” blare through the speakers. Everyone participates.

Dillard, who transferred to this university from Louisville in the fall, said the tradition, as well as the team’s overall chemistry, helped her adjust to playing in College Park. In turn, she’s become one of Maryland’s top producers at the plate, tied for second on the team in batting average.

But during one of her first practices in a Terps uniform, Dillard was caught off guard when Wright posed a simple question.

“What do we get to do today?” Wright asked her.

Confused, Dillard answered, “Homework?”

“No,” Wright replied with a laugh. “We get to play softball.”

Now, before each practice, Wright asks the team the same question. The players, in unison, answer with enthusiasm: “To play softball.”

It’s a reflection of how the Terps have come together under their new coach.

Though their record is disappointing, they’ve rediscovered their purpose and love for the game of softball.

In the future, they hope that passion translates to on-field success.

“It kind of puts into perspective that this should be fun,” Datil said. “It’s not as much of a job like how it’s been the last two years. It’s more of a hobby now.” dbernsteindbk@gmail.com

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FOOTBALL

Four former Terps prepare for NFL Draft festivities Program’s draft class could be largest since 2009

By Kyle Stackpole @kylefstackpole Senior staff writer

have been selected in any draft since then.

But during the 2016 NFL Draft, which starts tonight and The Maryland football runs through Saturday at the Auprogram hasn’t had a player ditorium Theatre in Chicago, this chosen in the first round of the year’s Maryland draftees could NFL Draft since the Oakland end the latter streak.

While none of the program’s Raiders selected former Terps wide receiver Darrius Hey- draft-eligible players are slated ward-Bey with the seventh- to be first-round picks, defensive end Yannick Ngakoue, deoverall pick in 2009.

Heyward-Bey was the first fensive back Sean Davis, defenof five Terps to be picked that sive lineman Quinton Jefferson year. No more than two Terps and kicker Brad Craddock all

have the chance to join an NFL team by the end of the weekend.

“I’m just excited to hear my name called,” Ngakoue said in a release. “The stress will be replaced with a lot of joy and happiness.”

Ngakoue and Davis have moved up CBSSports.com’s draft boards since Maryland’s Pro Day on March 30. The website suggests Davis will go in the second round — the See draft, Page 11 defensive lineman Yannick Ngakoue set the program’s single-season record last year with 13.5 sacks. alexander jonesi/the diamondback SOFTBALL

MEN’S LACROSSE

Players lean on Wright First-year coach rejuvenates Terps during tough year

By Daniel Bernstein Staff writer @danbernsteinUMD

Danseglio has become a stalwart on faceoff and defensive sets, leading the team in ground balls.

“I’m not sure where we would be without him,” coach John Tillman said. “He’s just been just a great factor for us this year.”

Danseglio had visited Raffa in the past, so his future roommates met him before he moved in two falls ago.

Danseglio went to St. Anthony’s High School, where he was teammates with Raffa and former midfielder

Maryland softball coach Julie Wright asked her players to complete a punishment run for not following instructions in practice last October, four months before the start of the season.

Outfielder Kylie Datil said it was the hardest training session the Terps had ever endured. After the workout, she remembered glancing over, exhausted, to see her often animated and intense first-year coach “smiling as if we had just won the World Series.”

When someone asked Wright why she was grinning, she offered a quick response.

“You got better today,” she said.

As the Terps third coach in as many seasons, Wright hasn’t been able to provide a quick fix for a struggling program. With six games remaining, the Terps are 11-35, a mark that matches where they finished two seasons ago. That team’s record was the worst in program history.

But in the eyes of her players, Wright’s coaching style has brought a newfound energy and purpose they believe they can build on moving forward.

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Defender greg Danseglio has picked up a team-high 49 ground balls and has caused a career-high 12 turnovers through 13 games. He’s also a part of the nation’s eighth-ranked scoring defense. reid poluhovich /the diamondback

Talented transfer Danseglio serves as defensive stalwart after spending three seasons at Virginia

By Callie Caplan @CallieCaplan Senior staff writer In the fall of 2014, former Maryland men’s lacrosse midfielder Charlie Raffa told the teammates he lived with that his friend, Greg Danseglio, might move in with them.

Raffa didn’t say when and didn’t know whether the stay would be permanent or temporary. He just knew Danseglio, who had recently left the

Virginia men’s lacrosse program, was coming to College Park.

Later that week, midfielder Bryan Cole looked out the window of the players’ house and saw a U-Haul truck. Danseglio stood next to it.

“He just gave us a wave,” Cole said, “and started moving his stuff in.”

The defender’s arrival as a member of the Terps program, though, was quieter, as he redshirted in 2015 after transferring from the Cavaliers. But in his first and only season on the field in a Terps uniform,

TRACK AND FIELD

Powell builds upon family success as Terps sprinter Junior broke 17-year program record in 400-meter

By Joshua Needelman @JoshNeedelman Senior staff writer

Sprinter Micha Powell played tennis growing up. She didn’t compete on the track until high school. photo courtesy of maryland athletics

Micha Powell, the daughter of two Olympians, has every reason to be cocky.

A devoted tennis player throughout her childhood, Powell didn’t participate in the sport her parents broke records in until her senior year of high school.

She started slow — running 59 seconds in the 400 meters — but not too slow to build a solid foundation. Within months she was blazing past her peers on

the track and into the view of college coaches.

But Powell, now a standout on the Maryland track and field team, is far from arrogant.

Four days after breaking a 17-year program record with a 52.49 in the 400 at the Florida Relays, the junior, standing amid a lifeless Kehoe Track at Ludwig Field on a windy afternoon, couldn’t contain her glee before her first interview.

“This is so cool!” she said wide-eyed with a smile on April 6. “I’m so excited.”

Judging by her parents’ athletic accomplishments, Powell’s success on the track seemed preordained. Her father, Michael Powell, holds the long jump world record.

Her mother, Rosey Edeh, is the Canadian record holder in the 400-meter hurdles.

Yet Powell’s parents never pushed the sport on her. When Powell finally found success running competitively, teammates expressed astonishment at See Powell, Page 11